FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.qns.com december 24 2015 • The Queens Courier 3 Photo by Robert Stridiron The 29-year-old operator of this destroyed 2014 Porsche is charged with manslaughter and DWI. Manslaughter charges for Porsche driver in deadly Flushing crash: DA BY ALIN A SURIE L asuriel@queenscourier.com/@alinangelica A Long Island motorist is facing two counts of manslaughter and other charges after a deadly Flushing crash into a parked school bus in Flushing, according to Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown. Kyung R. Song, 29, of Island Park was traveling on Sanford Avenue when he slammed his 2014 Porsche into an unoccupied school bus parked near P.S. 22 at 3:30 a.m. on Dec. 18. According to Brown, police at the scene found Song unconscious in the driver’s seat, and his passenger– identified as 24-year-old Nara An of 144-77 Roosevelt Avenue in Flushing– did not appear to be breathing or moving. She died shortly after of massive head injuries. Immediately after the incident, police allegedly observed that Song had bloodshot and watery eyes and a strong odor of alcohol on his breath, according to the criminal complaint. He allegedly stated that he had been driving back from a bar and had drank six beers and three shots of liquor that night. A portable breath test administered to Song allegedly showed a blood alcohol content of .176, well above the legal limit of .08 in New York City. Song refused to submit to a blood test for the presence of alcohol and/or drugs while in the hospital, but took one after being issued a court order by the Queens Supreme Court. The results of that test are pending. “This was an absolutely senseless tragedy with deadly consequences for an innocent young woman,” Brown said. “During this holiday season, motorists must be very mindful of how deadly motor vehicles can be and the consequences of climbing behind the wheel after drinking.” Song is currently awaiting arraignment in Queens Criminal Court on charges of first- and seconddegree vehicular manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, and operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. He faces up to fifteen years in prison if convicted. Buffalo Wild Wings opens on College Point’s 20th Avenue By Alina Suriel asuriel@queenscourier.com/@alinangelica College Point residents welcomed a new sports bar into the area with the arrival of a Buffalo Wild Wings franchise location on Dec. 22. The new 20th Avenue location opened started with a bang, with a packed house of diners at nearly every table for the first night of business. According to staffers at the site, the company granted a year of free wings to the first 100 guests to come in on its first day, and these awards were all given out to people waiting in line outside the new bar over an hour before the hours of operation began. Some even brought their own tents and camped out overnight to score a year of wings. The gracious employees of the chain allowed these loyal fans to use the bar’s restroom when needed, and supplied them with hot cocoa to combat the chilly early winter winds. The new space can hold up to 220 people, and has features typical of the chain, which has locations in all 50 states as well as Canada, Mexico and The Philippines. Giant television screens of sports programming face diners from multiple angles, and the menu features wings, wings and more wings, with deals for 75 cent wings on Tuesdays and 75 cent boneless wings every Thursday. This is the third Buffalo Wild Wings in New York City, with the other two located in Terminal 4 of JFK Airport, and in Forest Hills at 107-16 71st Ave. THE COURIER/Photo by Alina Suriel Buffalo Wild Wings opened its third Queens location this week in College Point.
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